Another Fudbustin' episode, this time on Small Blocks. I not only talk about the benefits of small blocks over large, but also why we have a block size limit at all.
Satoshi and Small Blocks
History of Consensus Forks from Bitmex Research
Complete Satoshi from Nakamoto Institute
Speculation on Why Satoshi created the limit
Garzik's Oct 3 Patch
Other episodes referenced
Scaling Debate with Clark Moody
Ethereum Centralization with StopandDecrypt
BCash checkpoint problems
Ethereum
Infura Dependence
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JK don't upgrade
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Tally Coin donation
Donation page
Bottomshelf Morale Patch
Bitcoin Merit Badge
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Tuttle Twins
Sponsors
Anchor
Patchion
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Music Credits:
Morning Ritual by L'Indecis Listen on Soundcloud Chillhop Records Listen on Spotify
Fatherhood by Joakim Karud Purchase on Bandcamp Listen on Soundcloud

I talk with Vijay Boyapati about his article “The Bullish Case for Bitcoin”, as well as his time at Google and the recent Bcash Hash War.
Follow Vijay
Twitter
Medium
Stories
The Bullish Case for Bitcoin
Bitmain’s BCH bags
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Dan Held talks with me about Interchange, a project that Picks & Shovels is working on as well as his recent article on how Proof of Work is actually efficient.
Follow Dan:
Twitter
Medium
PoW is Efficient
Picks and Shovels:
Main site
Twitter
Harmony CSV standard
Recommended Other Podcasts:
Noded Bitcoin Podcast
Bitcoin & Markets
Tales from the Crypt
The Cryptoconomy
Citizen Bitcoin
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Nik Bhatia comes on to talk about his ideas on the Lightning Network Reference Rate and Bitcoin-native finance. We also touched on the blockchain credit ratings and the CFA Charterholder’s exam including cryptocurrencies. I also gave a little speech on Bitcoin independence at the end, so listen through for a rare moment of eloquence.
Nik Bhatia
@timevalueofbtc on Twitter
Nik on Medium
The Time Value of Bitcoin
The Bitcoin Risk Spectrum
Observations of Lightning Fees
Nik’s thread on CFA Charterholder and crypto
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Donation page
Tuttle Twins
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Music Credits:
Morning Ritual by L’Indecis
Listen on Soundcloud
Chillhop Records
Listen on Spotify
Fatherhood by Joakim Karud
Purchase on Bandcamp
Listen on Soundcloud
“Americana” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Andreas Raspitzu came on the show to discuss his project, BTC-Hotspot, enabling you to monetize your internet connection by sharing it over a Raspberry Pi. We discussed its potential as well as the challenges he’s faced and the value of other collaborators in open source projects. We also talked about his twitter bot that memes errors in the bitcoin network.
Andrea on twitter
BTC Hotspot
BTC Hotspot on Github
Raspberry Pi official site
Various Raspberry Pi kits on Amazon
Other
Andreas’ BitcoinError Bot twitter feed
The Verge Hack article
Alex Bosworth’s inbound capacity solution
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Music Credits:
Morning Ritual by L’Indecis
Listen on Soundcloud
Chillhop Records
Listen on Spotify
Fatherhood by Joakim Karud
Purchase on Bandcamp
Listen on Soundcloud

I’m joined for episode 20 by LightningK0ala to talk about his creation, Satoshi’s Place, a collaborative drawing experiment powered by lightning payments. We discussed the software it’s running, the low-end hardware he’s using to process the lightning payments, and the API that has allowed some really creative interactions on the site. We also waxed philosophical about the value of games and comedy in stressful times. Full conversation available on Patreon
[*We also referenced the body parts drawn on Satoshi’s Place, so probably not an episode for younger audiences*]
LightningK0ala
@LightningK0ala on twitter
Satoshi’s Place
Satoshi’s Place
Satoshi’s Place Testnet
Satoshi’s Place Github
Image Mapper for Satoshi’s Place
Telegram Group
Satoshi’s Place Timelapse
Components of Satoshi’s Place
Zeit – command line cloud deployment solution
ODroid HC2 and accessories
ODroid Lightning Node Tutorial from Stadicus
Other Lightning Projects
Testnet Eclair wallet
Mainnet Eclair wallet
Yall’s
Poketoshi
Other
Stop and Decrypt’s Ethereum Articles: 1, 2
Harvard’s CS50x Intro to Computer Science
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Tuttle Twins – Great kids books and a great way to support the show!
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Music Credits:
Morning Ritual by L’Indecis
Listen on Soundcloud
Chillhop Records
Listen on Spotify
Fatherhood by Joakim Karud
Purchase on Bandcamp
Listen on Soundcloud

Randy Brito, founder of BitcoinVenezuela.com, talked to me about what’s going on in Venezuela. We talked about the authoritarian regime, merchant adoption, getting people to understand what Bitcoin can do for them, the Petro and more. Randy also talked about the difference between the government sanctioned exchange rates and the real price on the street, and how developers need to consider this when making tools for other countries.
Bitcoin Venezuela
Bitcoin Venezuela
@btcven on twitter

I talked about the twitter fight I set off between Vin Armani and SamouraiWallet over the security model of Cointext. I also talked about relying on reputation verse open-source code and touched on the EatBCH issue.
Stories
The Twitter thread in question
Cointext’s thoughts on security
Samourai introduces Mule Tools
Article from Jose of EatBCH
Other
Manual export Samourai Wallet backup
Compile Samourai from source – works the same for linux (no need for chocalatey)
Restore Samourai Wallet from backup
Bonus:
Route Samourai through your personal Node or Video tutorial by bb2k
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Tuttle Twins – Great kids books and a great way to support the show!
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Music Credits:
Morning Ritual by L’Indecis
Listen on Soundcloud
Chillhop Records
Listen on Spotify
Fatherhood by Joakim Karud
Purchase on Bandcamp
Listen on Soundcloud

Ansel Lindner comes on the show to talk about his show Bitcoin is Freedom, and the route to anarchy through Bitcoin. We touch on government debacles of military, health care, nutrition, as well as what we could do better without them. If you’re going to BitBlockBoom in July let me know.
Full length interview available on Patreon.
Follow Ansel
Bitcoin & Markets site
@btcmrkts
@ansellindner
Bitcoin & Markets Patreon
Ansel’s Recommended Books
For a New Liberty by Murray Rothbard
History of Economic Thought by Murray Rothbard
The Bitcoin Standard by Saifedean Ammous
Other links
Caitlin Long’s Mises Seminar
USDA Nurtrition Lies
Good Calories, Bad Calories by Gary Taubs
Fool’s Errand by Scott Horton – great book about the war on terror
Scott Horton Show – Scott Horton’s podcast
Your Facebook Friends are Wrong About Healthcare by Tom Woods
Illinois Unfunded Pensions
Australia Cash Transaction Ban
A Deeper Look Into Network Effects – SoV verse MoE
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Tuttle Twins – Great kids books and a great way to support the show!
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Music Credits:
Morning Ritual by L’Indecis
Listen on Soundcloud
Chillhop Records
Listen on Spotify
Fatherhood by Joakim Karud
Purchase on Bandcamp
Listen on Soundcloud

Lyn Ulbricht comes on the show to talk about her son Ross, creator of the Silk Road, the first use case for Bitcoin, and the injustice of the “justice” system.
Free Ross:
@free_Ross on twitter
Youtube
Facebook
FreeRoss.org
Timeline of events
Precedents
Constitutional Concerns
How you can help
Stories
FedEx Drug Charges
The drug war explained by former narcotics officer
Donate to Bottomshelf Bitcoin
Patreon
Donation page
Tuttle Twins – Great kids books and a great way to support the show!
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Music Credits:
Morning Ritual by L’Indecis
Listen on Soundcloud
Chillhop Records
Listen on Spotify
Fatherhood by Joakim Karud
Purchase on Bandcamp
Listen on Soundcloud

In this episode I was joined by Akin Fernandez to talk about the correct way to think about Bitcoin and why incorrect thinking leads to a convoluted, invasive process for getting it. We also talked about his company Azteco, a new, consumer-driven, Bitcoin top-up service.
Akin
@beautyon_ on Twitter
@beautyon_ on Medium
Azteco
Azteco
@azteco_ on twitter
Stories
Bitcoin businesses leave New York over BitLicense
Kraken CEO responds to NY AG
Reddit thread: Localbitcoins goes KYC/AML
Fiat KYC laws
Fiat AML laws
Current buying options without KYC / AML
Bisq
HodlHodl
Donate
Patreon
Donation page
Tuttle Twins – Great kids books and a great way to support the show!
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Music Credits:
Morning Ritual by L’Indecis
Chillhop Records
Listen on Spotify
Fatherhood by Joakim Karud
Purchase on Bandcamp
Listen on Soundcloud

In this episode, I was joined by Patrícia Estevão, who joins me to talk about User eXperience (UX), Bitcoin infographics, and her research on the current UX of the Lightning Network.
Patrícia
Patrícia’s site
@patestevao on twitter
Lightning UX Research
BitcoinDesigned infographics
Marco Agner – the programmer referenced in this episode
Lightning Network
Lightning Network
Lightning Technical Paper
BOLT specifications
Lightning Implementations
Lightning Labs
ACINQ
Blockstream’s c-lightning
Lightning Wallets
HTLC.me
Zap! wallet
Eclair (testnet)
Donate
Patreon
Donation page
Tuttle Twins – Great kids books and a great way to support the show!
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Music Credits:
Morning Ritual by L’Indecis
Chillhop Records
Listen on Spotify
Fatherhood by Joakim Karud
Purchase on Bandcamp
Listen on Soundcloud

In this episode I talked about some changes coming to the podcast and the site. I also talked about consolidating UTXOs and how to get $5 for free from the Cash App.
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Music Credits:
Morning Ritual by L’Indecis
Chillhop Records
Listen on Spotify
Fatherhood by Joakim Karud
Purchase on Bandcamp
Listen on Soundcloud

In this episode I interviewed Clark Moody and we discussed the Bitcoin scaling debate and implementation of SegWit. While we focused on the scaling issues, SegWit also addressed a number of other issues. If you’d like to know more, hit the Bitcoin.org link below.
Clark
Exchange tickers
Street Price Indicator
Picks & Shovels Co
Segwit
Bitcoin.org’s write up on SegWit
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Patreon
Donation page
Tuttle Twins – Great kids books and a great way to support the show!
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Music Credits:
Morning Ritual by L’Indecis
Chillhop Records
Listen on Spotify
Thank You by Joakim Karud
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Listen on Soundcloud
Fatherhood by Joakim Karud
Purchase on Bandcamp
Listen on Soundcloud

Today we’re talking about the blockchain and how it keeps bitcoin transactions honest and secure. If you missed Episode 1, we talked about what Bitcoin is and why you should care.
Show Notes:
* Explain Bitcoin Like I’m Five
* Mining and Blockchain
* DASH school – first three videos
* BitcoinCore – can serve as both node and wallet software
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Today we’re discussing the fundamentals of what Bitcoin is, and what it can do for you.
Show Notes:
* Andreas Antonopoulos Youtube
* Bitcoin & Markets Podcast
* Bitcoin & Markets Resources
* Explain Bitcoin Like I’m Five
* You Don’t Understand Bitcoin Because You Think Money Is Real
* A good basic explanation of money
* Money Supply in the United States
Sorry I couldn’t find the reddit story about the credit card thief.
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Music Credits:
Morning Ritual by L’Indecis
Chillhop Records
Listen on Spotify
Fatherhood by Joakim Karud
Purchase on Bandcamp
Listen on Soundcloud